New Caney - Porter Edition | May 2026

Transportation

BY HANNAH BROL

Upcoming projects

Completed project

1 Old Houston Road widening Project: Old Houston Road will be widened from two to four lanes with a turn lane and roadside ditches between Hwy. 242 and FM 1314 in a three-phase project. Update: Final design for Segment 1 is complete, and the construction contract was awarded in Montgomery County Commissioners Court on May 21. Field work for Segments 2 and 3 are underway, Precinct 4 officials said. • Timeline: June 2026-June 2027 (Segment 1), TBD (Segments 2-3) • Cost: $7.25M (Segment 1), TBD (Segments 2-3) • Funding sources: 2025 road bond, Precinct 4 commissioner’s office 2 Galaxy Boulevard extension Project: Proposed improvements include survey, alignment and right-of-way acquisition for the future extension of Galaxy Boulevard north of FM 1485/the Grand Parkway. An exact map for the project is still being determined. Update: Field work is currently underway, Precinct 4 officials said. • Timeline: TBD • Cost: TBD • Funding sources: 2025 road bond, Precinct 4 commissioner’s office

105

FOSTORIA RD.

3

1485

MORGAN CEMETERY RD.

2090

59

3083

3 Fostoria Road widening Project: Fostoria Road was widened from two to four lanes between Hwy. 59 and Morgan Cemetery Road. Turn lanes were also added at Morgan Cemetery Road, and ditches were reconstructed. Update: Drainage improvements were completed in late 2025, and road construction wrapped up this spring. Officials noted the project marks the first road-widening project completed in Precinct 4 from the 2025 Montgomery County Road Bond. • Timeline: Jan. 5-April 21, 2026 • Cost: $5.9 million • Funding sources: 2025 road bond, Precinct 4 commissioner’s office

242

1485

1

OLD HOUSTON RD.

GALAXY BLVD.

CONROE PORTER RD. GENE CAMPBELL RD.

2

1485

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1314

494

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